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Hillary Clinton says 500,000 Indian women have heat insurance
The development gives outdoor workers, particularly women, the option of avoiding long periods of dangerous heat exposure as temperatures rise.
UK floods raise specter of ‘mortgage prisoners’ across banks
In England, there are already 6.3 million properties in areas at risk of flooding from surface water, coastal swells and overflowing rivers, according to a government agency.
Mauritius needs $5.6B to help with climate funding, World Bank says
Some $1.4 billion is required through 2030, with about a quarter of the money needed for energy initiatives, an official said.
Europe defies Trump team over IEA climate fight
European leaders pushed back after Energy Secretary Chris Wright threatened to quit the agency for using climate modeling in its forecasts.
Alabama echoes Trump with bid to limit regulatory science
The state is the latest to tie pollution curbs to a federal ceiling — with restrictions on the science that regulators can use to inform new rules.
Nonprofit throws its weight behind Arctic geoengineering
Ocean Visions is funding six research projects that will examine ways to cool the region or preserve sea ice.
Tech companies overstate AI’s climate benefits, report says
The “evidence of massive climate benefits for AI is weak, whilst the evidence of substantial harm is strong,” green groups say.
States sue Trump admin for revoked energy funds
The Trump administration blocked $2.7 billion in clean energy funding to states.
Enviros, health groups are first to sue over Trump’s big climate rollback
Young climate activists are also going to court over EPA’s repeal of a landmark Obama-era scientific finding.
Calif. lawmakers revive push to require coverage for wildfire-ready properties
Previous versions of the mandate have stalled in the Legislature amid heavy industry opposition.
Olympic skiers voice concern over receding glaciers
“Most of the glaciers that I used to ski on are pretty much gone,” Lindsey Vonn said.
Reform UK vows to scrap Britain’s carbon border tax
Business groups warn that ditching the scheme could backfire.
EV sales boom as Ethiopia bans gas-powered car imports
In the two years since the ban, EV adoption has grown from less than 1 percent to nearly 6 percent of all the vehicles on the road.
Big Tech meets Big Oil: Self-driving trucks roar into the Permian Basin
West Texas has been a longtime cash cow for the oil industry. Now it holds promise for automated trucking companies, too.
EPA docs: 47 climate staffers reassigned
Internal records show how the agency dispersed its climate employees under Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Emails show DHS agreed to restore canceled disaster grant program
But the Trump administration has taken no steps to comply with a judge's order to allocate billions of dollars it withheld from local projects, Democratic attorneys general say.
Elizabeth Warren questions a company’s effort to sell flood insurance
The Senate Democrat raised concerns after company execs visited the White House and projected the demise of government flood insurance.
Wyoming aims to boost Trump’s agenda with ‘energy dominance fund’
Wind and solar projects would be ineligible for the program’s matching grants and loans.
Malaysia, Japan plan carbon capture project, despite climate benefit doubts
Climate activists say carbon capture is an expensive distraction from proven emissions-reducing actions such as transitioning to renewable energy.
Start planning for catastrophic global warming, top advisers tell EU
Europe is heading for extreme levels of warming and the EU must make detailed plans to adapt, an official report warns.
